Use the adjective much to mean a lot or a large amount. if you don't get much sleep the night before a big test, you don't get a lot Much is usually used with 'so', 'too', and 'very', and in negative clauses with this meaning. If you get too much sleep, you may sleep through your alarm and miss the test.
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A large amount or to a large degree You use much to indicate the great intensity, extent, or degree of something such as an action, feeling, or change A far larger amount of something than you want or need…
Much is now generally used with uncountable nouns
The equivalent used with countable nouns is many In positive contexts, much is widely avoided I have a lot of money instead of i have much money There are some exceptions to this, however
I have much hope for the future A lot of these cases are emotive transitive verbs and nouns I have much need for a new assistant A great quantity or degree of b
→ see a bit much 3
→ see as much 4 → see make much of 5. Great in quantity, measure, or degree. See examples of much used in a sentence.
Significant, important, major, big, historic, substantial, meaningful, eventful Little, small, slight, trivial, minor. The meaning of much is great in quantity, amount, extent, or degree How to use much in a sentence.
A large quantity or amount
The campus wasn't much to look at. A great quantity, measure, or degree He owed much of his success to his family A great, important, or notable thing or matter
He isn't much to look at. (in combinations such as 'as much', 'this much') used to indicate, demonstrate or compare the quantity of something. Much is an adjective that refers to a large quantity, amount, or degree of something It indicates a substantial extent or level of something, generally implying a significant or notable difference or abundance compared to what is considered usual or ordinary.
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